14for many are called, and few chosen.'


In Context

11 'And the king having come in to view those reclining, saw there a man not clothed with clothing of the marriage-feast,

12 and he saith to him, Comrade, how didst thou come in hither, not having clothing of the marriage-feast? and he was speechless.

13 'Then said the king to the ministrants, Having bound his feet and hands, take him up and cast forth to the outer darkness, there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth;

14 for many are called, and few chosen.'

15 Then the Pharisees having gone, took counsel how they might ensnare him in words,

16 and they send to him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, 'Teacher, we have known that thou art true, and the way of God in truth thou dost teach, and thou art not caring for any one, for thou dost not look to the face of men;

Matthew 22:14 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:14For many are called, but few [are] chosen.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

22:14"For many are invited, but few are chosen."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

22:14For many are called, but few are chosen.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

22:14For many are called, but few chosen.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:14For many are called ones, but few chosen ones.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

22:14For many are called, but few chosen.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:14For many are called, but few are chosen.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:14For many are called, but few chosen.|

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:14For many are called, but few are chosen.